2003?
I bet you're thinking of Office/Access 2003. SQL Server jumped from v2000 to v2005. Access is entirely different from SQL Server and so is very unlikely to suffer from the same deficiency.
And yes, I do agree that sometimes being outdated is the wisest approach. I still jump too fast sometimes and then have to struggle to get all my ducks back in a row. I'd say "live and learn," but clearly I don't. (Learn, that is.)